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NATURAL SCIKNCES (1F rillLAnKLl'lHA. 



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and its length about f its width. Eye circular, high or touching uj)pcr 

 profile, rounded, and about first third in length of head. Mouth rather 

 large, oblique, and mandible protruding. Maxillary exposed, reach- 

 ing middle t)f orbit, and its distal expansion 2 in latter. Supple- 

 mental maxillary narrow. I.ips rather thin. Teeth fine, pointed, 

 in bantls in jaws, some of inner anterior upper, and inner 

 series of lower, a little enlarged and depressible. ]\Iandibular 

 teeth mostly biserial along sides. A pair oi small curved canines 

 in front of each jaw and mandibular close set. Fine teeth on \omer 

 and palatines. Tongue elongate, slenderly attenuate, smooth and 

 free. Nostrils close together on side of snout above front rim of eye. 



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Pig. 3. — Epinephelus Ughtfooti Fowler. (Type.) 



and of about equal size. Interorbital space flattened, with a slight 

 depression in front. ^largin of preorbital entire, slightly undulate. 

 Posterior preopercular margin serrate, serra enlarging towards angle 

 which ends in a forwardly directed enlarged spine, and lower edge 

 entire or but slightly roughened. Opercular spines 3, upper and 

 median opposite though latter largest and nearer lowest, which is 

 anterior. 



Gill-opening extending forward opposite midtlle of eye. Gill-rakers 

 lanceolate, 7 + 15, equal to filaments or about 2.V in eye. Pseudo- 

 branchiae a little less than filaments. Isthmus narrowly convergent 

 and with a median groove. Branchiostegals 7. 



